Home gutted by fire in East St. Louis

East St. Louis, Ill (KSDK) - A fire inside a home in East St. Louis has left the structure pretty much destroyed.

The fire occurred in the 3500 block of Piggott Avenue overnight and when firefighters arrived, the house was well involved in flames.

American Red Cross workers were summoned to the scene of the fire, although it was not immediately known whether the house was occupied. No injuries were reported by the East St. Louis Fire Department.

Investigators with the Illinois Fire Marshal will be looking for a cause of the blaze.